Stephen A. Smith Won't Call Josh Donaldson Racist

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May 24th, 2022 3:17 PM

It’s not often that Stephen A. Smith says something intelligent, so when he does, it’s worth writing about. 

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Woke Derangement Syndrome: Kellerman’s 'First Take' Legacy

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August 20th, 2021 2:14 PM

ESPN’s flagship woke talk program, First Take, is reportedly anticipating a major split. Media reports say Max Kellerman will be removed from the program he co-hosts with Stephen A. Smith and will re-surface on an ESPN radio program. Kellerman has been a shining example of woke derangement syndrome during his five years on the program.

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LeBron James Losing Usually Reliable Media Support

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July 2nd, 2021 2:00 PM

Whiny rich, woke, pampered guy LeBron James is taking a thorough shelling from two media notables for his childish complaining. Stephen A. Smith and Shaquille O’Neal let the Lakers’ superstar motormouth have it for his repulsive attitude. And by the way, NBA TV ratings are way up since James and his team were eliminated from the playoffs, too.

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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith: Tebow Signing Just More White Privilege

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May 21st, 2021 10:00 AM

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a big white problem with Tim Tebow, who officially signed a contract this week with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Bloviating on the First Take program today, Smith and colleague Max Kellerman debated whether or not they have a problem with the return of Tebow.

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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Rages Against White Privilege in NBA Coaching

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September 4th, 2020 5:15 PM

ESPN senior ranter Stephen Anthony Smith had three-alarm, hair's-on-fire meltdowns Thursday and Friday over the NBA's Brooklyn Nets hiring Great White North Canadian Steve Nash as their new head coach. Smith inferred that in the post-George Floyd world, only black coaches matter. To Smith, the NBA team chose a coach from a hiring pool of privileged white boys.

First Take co-hosts Stephen A. Smith (left) and Max Kellerman (right) flank guest Lenard McKelvey

ESPN Guest: America 'Earned' Looting, Rioting, Burning

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June 1st, 2020 6:22 PM

Author and radio host Lenard Larry McKelvey, known professionally as "Charlamagne tha God," went H. Rap Brown on ESPN's First Take television show Monday. He claimed America earned every bit of the social unrest over its 400 years of white supremacy. The militant Brown said during the racial unrest of the 1960s that if America doesn't come around we will burn it to the ground, and…

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Lib Sports Media Slam NFL: 'Whiteness Still Major Issue in' USA

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January 9th, 2020 10:00 AM
The recent hiring of three white NFL head coaches has led to an outbreak of complaints by minority media, notably panelists on ESPN's First Take program and Roland Martin of Unfiltered: The Daily Digital Show. In their complaints against African Americans not getting any of these head coaching jobs, the media called for various levels of controls and legal means to stop the NFL for what Martin…

Lib Media Bash ESPN's Stephen A. Smith for Ethics Violations

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December 15th, 2019 10:32 AM
ESPN First Take yell man Stephen A. Smith is under fire for making a mockery of journalism ethics. On Friday, The Root writer Stephen A. Crockett Jr. joined in with Jemele Hill's Twitter criticisms of Smith for secretly working with Jay-Z to arrange last month's failed NFL workout for Colin Kaepernick. Crockett and Hill, a writer for The Atlantic, are giving Smith no mercy.
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Sports Media at Fever Pitch Over Kaepernick's Absence

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September 19th, 2019 10:00 AM
With the NFL's quarterback injury toll mounting, the volume on media calls for Colin Kaepernick's return to the NFL has risen to a deafening roar this week. His apologists always call for NFL teams to sign him when a quarterback goes down with an injury, but they've really ratcheted up the anger and intensity in the past couple days. USA Today's Nancy Armour and ESPN First Take's Max Kellerman…
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Video Venom: 40 TV Shows Slam ‘A**hole’ Trump, Praise ‘Communism'

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March 13th, 2019 11:09 AM
Entertainment media continue to wage war on President Donald Trump and conservatives, with major networks, cable TV, and streaming services hurling insults and ignorant opinions at every opportunity. In February alone, at least 40 separate entertainment programs attacked conservative values and/or President Donald Trump while promoting a hardcore progressive agenda.  

ESPN Host: It Makes No Sense Black Conservatives Are 'Pariahs' in 'Our

December 16th, 2013 10:22 PM
During most segments of First Take, a weekday program aired on the ESPN sports network, the discussion focuses on a wide variety of topics ranging from football to basketball and even golf. However, on Friday morning, co-host Stephen Smith addressed the subject of race-related politics. Responding to a feud between Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown and Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant…